Zoom acquires some encryption expertise, Uber makes a big investment in scooters and we review the new 13-inch Macbook Pro.Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 7, 2020.1. Zoom acquires Keybase to get end-to-end encryption expertiseKeybase, whose encryption products include secure file sharing and collaboration tools, should give Zoom More

Target, which already owns on-demand delivery service Shipt, is in talks to buy assets from Deliv, NBC News first reported.“Deliv is in the process of completing a deal to sell technology assets to Target and Deliv’s CEO along with a subset of the team will be moving over More

Founders hunting down capital in the middle of this pandemic may feel like they’re on a fool’s errand, but some investors are still offering financing, even if the terms might not be as good as they once were. One avenue that appears to remain open: corporate venture capital.The corporate route More

A new data set from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) details how startups are reacting to the post-unicorn era as COVID-19-related disruptions upset the global economy and remake the risk tolerance of private investors.What SVB’s new report shows is unsurprising: venture capital deal volumes are falling, startups are tapping existing debt More

API-powered startups are having a good year, with Plaid’s mega-exit to Visa still fresh in mind. And digital video-powered startups are also having a good year, as the world stays home more than before and work shifts to a more remote-friendly landscape. What about a company that does both?Well, they’d More

More personnel changes are afoot at Monzo, as the U.K. challenger bank continues to bolster its leadership team.Specifically, TechCrunch has learned that Sujata Bhatia, a former American Express executive in Europe, has been recruited as Monzo’s new Chief Operating Officer, replacing previous COO Tom Foster-Carter (who left the bank rather More